NORTHWEST COAST By: Emma, Carleigh, Keaton, Jessica, Justin, Morgan
FOOD/AGRICULTURE No agriculture Seafood: salmon, seal, shellfish, crab, lingcod, halibut, herring eulachon Different spawn time Dried and smoked Intertidal food: stick and baskets Valuable oils Seasonal rounds
CLOTHING Animal leather, wool or soft cedar Not much clothing-only in rain/winter/dances Masks represent animals
SHELTER Many different sizes Made of cedar Small portable, large fixed Winter and Summer homes Decorated totem poles Winter homes special design
GEOGRAPHY Located in rainforest like climates Harsh winters, warm seasons Transported themselves through canoes Hold up to 50 people 2x20 m long Queen Charlotte to Victoria- Haida 480 km Whale hunt- Nuu-Chah-Nulth
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION PT.1 Less ridged Rise in ranks was easy Little slaves Social class: chief, nobles, commoners, slaves Wealthy held potlatch Potlatch held big event
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION PT.2 Nobles poor Potlatch=rivalry Inherit from family Provided labor Performed menial tasks Slave slaughter Clans/Ranks
CONTACT WITH OTHERS Little to none Not required Only slaves
OTHER INFO/TERMS Art, dance, totem pole, stories Totem pole=spiritual ancestor, face of clan Transforming raven Different tribes: Haida, Tsimshian, Kwakiutl, Bella Coola, Nuxalk, Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth
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